How To Fix OH007 - No chart of accounts is assigned to the controlling area

OH007 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: OH - Messages Group Maintenance

• Message number: 007

• Message text: No chart of accounts is assigned to the controlling area

What causes this issue?

You want to work with cost element or account groups. The chart of
accounts is derived from the set controlling area. However, controlling
area &V1& has no chart of accounts assigned.

How to fix this error?

Assign a chart of accounts to controlling area &V1&, or set the
controlling area to one with a chart of accounts. Cost element and
account groups are always based on a chart of accounts.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message OH007 - No chart of accounts is assigned to the controlling area ?

  The SAP error message OH007, which states "No chart of accounts is assigned to the controlling area," typically occurs when there is a configuration issue in the SAP system related to the assignment of the chart of accounts to a controlling area. This error can prevent users from performing certain financial operations, particularly in the Controlling (CO) module.
  
  Cause:
  The error is caused by the absence of a chart of accounts assignment to the controlling area in the system configuration. This can happen due to:
  
  Incomplete Configuration: The controlling area has been created but not properly configured with a chart of accounts.
  Changes in Configuration: Changes made to the controlling area or chart of accounts that were not properly saved or executed.
  Transport Issues: If the configuration was transported from one system to another (e.g., from development to production), the transport might not have included the necessary assignments.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the OH007 error, you need to